# I hear you

Posted by MIKE (93VE) on September 13, 2003 at 12:50:30: In Reply to: Yup. I realized this some time ago. posted by Jeff92se on September 13, 2003 at 11:50:55: At first I was going to argue the fact that you probably will not have to shave the entire inside of the caliper until I thought about it and you're correct. But (man I love that word) less material will have to be shaven from the inside on the caliper compared to the area "I am talking about" You've always mentioned that a Cobra caliper will probably work better compared to the Z32 caliper, but due to the simplicity of using the Z32 caliper going this route would be so much easier. Creating a bracket that is. From searching I've found that a 3/8" thick metal was a good starting point when it comes to fabricating the brackets, so if that 10mm piece of wood is about 3/8" thick you are ok I've seen plenty of stock brakes (different makes and models) where the pads will sometimes sit above or below the rotor without no noticeable performance gains or lost between the two so I'm not too concern about having these pads sitting above the rotor, as stated I'm just anal at times and I can't help it. I'm always one up for a challenge but since I've never seen a Cobra caliper I have no idea what would be involved to mount those calipers. Besides if this project would have failed for what ever reason I would have used the Z32 rotor like everyone else and be happy. I'll post my findings and thought for the jury over at the Dot on Monday. Anyone else have a input? Replys:

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: At first I was going to argue the fact that you probably will not have to shave the entire inside of the caliper until I thought about it and you're correct. But (man I love that word) less material will have to be shaven from the inside on the caliper compared to the area "I am talking about" : You've always mentioned that a Cobra caliper will probably work better compared to the Z32 caliper, but due to the simplicity of using the Z32 caliper going this route would be so much easier. Creating a bracket that is. : From searching I've found that a 3/8" thick metal was a good starting point when it comes to fabricating the brackets, so if that 10mm piece of wood is about 3/8" thick you are ok : I've seen plenty of stock brakes (different makes and models) where the pads will sometimes sit above or below the rotor without no noticeable performance gains or lost between the two so I'm not too concern about having these pads sitting above the rotor, as stated I'm just anal at times and I can't help it. : I'm always one up for a challenge but since I've never seen a Cobra caliper I have no idea what would be involved to mount those calipers. Besides if this project would have failed for what ever reason I would have used the Z32 rotor like everyone else and be happy. : I'll post my findings and thought for the jury over at the Dot on Monday. : Anyone else have a input?